Had a senior moment yesterday and forgot to raise the mill head for flycutting a new piece. You all know the rest, broke the plastic drive gear. So, I popped for a belt drive conversion. My question is since the belts eliminate the need for the high and low gears, can I remove them or disengage them? I have tinnitus (one of the reasons I opted for the belt drive instead of a new gear) so any noise I can eliminate would be beneficial. My thinking is even though the gears wont be driving anything they will still mesh and make some noise.
Bill
Bill